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Faculty in the Media
Our faculty are frequently featured in national and international media for their insightful commentary.
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The Washington Post
Fringe movement sparks divide with push to charge women who get abortions
Professor Elizabeth Sepper explains how abolition bills intending to criminalize abortions are often referred to as “prenatal protection acts” as an attempt to establish fetal personhood under the 14th Amendment. -
The Texas Tribune
Texas lawmakers propose abortion pill bill that can’t be challenged in state courts
Professor Elizabeth Sepper comments on the complicated back-and-forth legal conflict caused by provisions under SB 2880 that make it harder for abortion providers to countersue plaintiffs. -
Bolts
“A Backdoor Effort” to Revive Texas’ Century-Old Abortion Law
Professor Elizabeth Sepper explains how Senate Bill 2880 is a clearer attempt than previous bills by anti-abortion legislators to make the case for reviving the 1925 law that criminalizes pregnant women for seeking abortions. -
The Regulatory Review
Is it Time to Reform a Landmark U.S. Environmental Law?
Professor David Adelman argues that NEPA is not solely to blame for project delays and doesn’t impede climate action since challenges to solar and wind infrastructure development mostly occur at the state level, not through federal regulation. -
Fort Worth Report
After Johnson County state of disaster, lawmaker wants limits on chemicals in sewage fertilizer
Professor Wendy Wagner urges Texas lawmakers to implement required testing for harmful chemicals and require manufacturers to publicly document the measures taken to ensure biosolid products are free of contaminants. -
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The NIH Is Requiring Grantees to Follow Trump’s Anti-Trans Executive Order
Adjunct Professor Scott Schneider explains the moral and financial dilemma that institutions will face with new policies from the National Institutes of Health requiring compliance with Trump’s anti-transgender executive order if grant funds are accepted.